El DeBarge (album)

1. "Who's Johnny" (Peter Wolf, Ina Wolf) – 4:11
2. "Secrets Of The Night" (Albert Hammond, Diane Warren) – 4:20
3. "I Wanna Hear It From My Heart" (Warren) – 4:25
4. "Someone" (Jay Graydon, Mark Mueller, Robbie Nevil) – 4:45
5. "When Love Has Gone Away" (Jack Conrad, Larry Henley) – 3:08
6. "Private Line" (Diane Warren) – 3:48
7. "Love Always" (Burt Bacharach, Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer-Sager) – 5:32
8. "Lost Without Her Love" (Randy Goodrum, Graydon) – 4:35
9. "Thrill Of The Chase" (Alan Roy Scott, Roy Freeland, Gary Pickus) – 3:47
10. "Don't Say It's Over" (Diane Warren) – 4:32

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Jason Elias of Allmusic rated El DeBarge two-and-a-half out of five stars. He stated: "While the setup and idea are still exciting on paper, [the album] is a disappointment." He also stated that "the majority of the [...] tracks just don't do anything to enliven the product or accentuate his voice", and concluded by saying: "The fact that DeBarge didn't have a hand in producing or writing the songs all but made this ho-hum from the start."

• El DeBarge – lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (1, 3, 5-8, 10)
• Peter Wolf – various instruments (1, 3, 10), arrangements (1, 3, 10)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2), arrangements (2, 6), select instruments (6, 9), Fender Rhodes (7), Yamaha DX7 (7)
• Laythan Armor – additional synthesizer programming (2)
• David Boruff – additional synthesizer programming (2), saxophone (2, 6)
• Jay Graydon – all instruments (4), arrangements (4, 5, 8, 9), select instruments [synthesizers, guitar] (5, 8, 9)
• David Foster – select instruments (5), additional synthesizer (7)
• Randy Goodrum – select instruments (5, 8)
• Burt Bacharach – additional synthesizer (7), arrangements (7)
• Michael Boddicker – select instruments (9)
• Dann Huff – guitar (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10)
• Marty Walsh – guitar (7)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (7)
• Mike Baird – select instruments [presumably drums] (5, 9)
• John Robinson – drums (7)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (7)
• Ernie Watts – alto sax solo (10)
• Robbie Nevil – arrangements (4)
• Carole Bayer Sager – arrangements (7)
• Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (1, 3, 10)
• Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (1, 3, 10)
• Dennis Lambert – backing vocals (1, 3, 10)
• Michael McDonald – backing vocals (1, 3, 10)
• Phil Perry – backing vocals (1, 3, 10)
• Julia Waters – backing vocals (1, 3, 10)
• Oren Waters – backing vocals (1, 3, 10)
• Ina Wolf – backing vocals (1, 3, 10)
• Vanity – backing vocals (2)
• Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (6)
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (6)
• Bunny Hull – backing vocals (6)
• Tom Kelly – backing vocals (6)
• Richard Page – backing vocals (8)